Marina Mahathir on mandatory HIV test

Malaysian Aids Council advisor, Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir yesterday speaks to Malaysiakini on the announcement made by DPM on mandatory HIV test for pre-marital Muslims couple.

Marina stressed that she's not against testing if it is done voluntary with pre- and post-test counselling as well as sustained public education.

According to her, HIV test is not like any other test, people will get stigmatized if they are HIV+ and it is an important effect because it causes a lot of suffering.

She also responds to Perak MB, Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin's proposal not to allow couple with HIV to marry.

Camera & Editor: Lydia Azizan
Producer: Azreen Madzlan

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• HIV
• AIDS

[lucidmnd]

TQ Marina Mahathir,

I agree that women can be put in a very disadvantageous position.

We should overcome outdated mindset about gender differences, open discussion of safe sex, use of condom ...etc. Those are sciencetific and medical facts, we can't bury our head in the ground and pretend that they don't exist.

It would be a LOT worse when the disease spread and surface.

[dimitri977977]

so YOU ADMIT that pantat mak kau ada banyak lalat ???!!

[TheBluedragon1983]

oohh really ohh thats how bad your country .. aids became epedimic in malysia how sad...

[IlSeFousDeTaGuele]

Look dead_denialists on Google: It is a partial list of leading "HIV Denialists" who have died of disease consistent with AIDs. The magazine Continuum, run by HIV-positive denialists, which shut down when they died of AIDS-related causes.

AIDS is caused by HIV. The science is clear-cut, exhaustive and unambiguous, and meets the highest standards.

You can choose to accept that fact, or not. Here is your Darwin Award if you don't.

Denialists = murderers

[saymawa]

geez, no one's listening to what she's saying.

[jengcoil]

I think she got IQ 8

[jengcoil]

I am very agree with you. At least we know that the disease exists and we have will to stop it.

[rosatayou]

I agree with you psaga78.. hiv test shouldnt be compulsory. Stop making it complicated

[psaga78]

Dear Aids Bitch,

why do test your cunt when after married to frenchman, indians other bastards. The great Mahathir bitch daughter IQ 10.. good only for sucking cocks!!! hey bitch suck mine...